Iran war keeps regime intact, foes divided
AFP, Paris
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Fresh arrests target Turkey’s opposition-run municipalities
AFP, Istanbul
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Fatal Ebola spreading ‘fast’ in DR Congo: WHO
AFP, Geneva
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM World
Cambodian court upholds opposition politician ban
AFP, Phnom Penh
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM World
‘Worst foreign policy blunder’
Reuters, Washington
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA

Israel committing ‘acts of genocide’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination.
19 December 2024, 18:00 PM

US imposes more sanctions over Pak missile program

Pakistan’s government said yesterday that US sanctions imposed on state-owned and private companies over its long-range ballistic missile programme were “biased” and had “dangerous implications” for regional stability.
19 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Top 20 Best Places to Work in the Asia-Pacific region for 2024 revealed

This year's top performers come from a variety of industries, each demonstrating a commitment to fostering environments where employees thrive.
19 December 2024, 10:10 AM

Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years in landmark French rape case that horrified the world

The Frenchman drugged his wife and invited dozens of men to rape her over about a decade
19 December 2024, 09:27 AM

California declares emergency over bird flu scare

US confirmed 61 human cases since April, mostly in dairy workers
19 December 2024, 07:03 AM

New Zealand falls into recession with abrupt economic slowdown

The conservative coalition government defended its "respect for taxpayers' money" as the opposition accused it of feeding a "recessionary fire".
19 December 2024, 05:06 AM

HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access

Israel has steadfastly rejected previous similar accusations from rights groups, saying its actions in Gaza are legitimate military operations.
19 December 2024, 05:03 AM

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

Bangladesh's interim govt has accused Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits
19 December 2024, 04:07 AM

UN calls for 'free and fair' elections in Syria

Assad fled Syria following a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), more than 13 years after his crackdown on democracy protests precipitated one of the deadliest wars of the century.
19 December 2024, 03:47 AM

Fed lowers rates but sees fewer cuts next year due to stubbornly high inflation

Powell's explicit - and repeated - references to the need for caution from here on jolted Wall Street, sending stocks sharply lower, bond yields higher and leading investors to dial back estimates of how far borrowing costs are likely to fall over the coming year.
19 December 2024, 03:39 AM

Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 'a great idea'

'Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State,' Trump posted on Truth Social
19 December 2024, 03:09 AM

TikTok's rise from fun app to US security concern

As the US SC considers whether to uphold a law that could get TikTok banned in the US, here is a look at the rise of the video-snippet social app
19 December 2024, 03:00 AM

US worried over conflict in Rakhine State: Millar

The United States has expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and its potential to destabilise the region.
18 December 2024, 22:00 PM

Iran lawmakers request changes to strict hijab bill

Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported yesterday.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Malaysia FM to be fined for smoking at eatery

Malaysia’s foreign minister will be issued a fine for puffing a cigarette in a non-smoking area, the country’s health minister said yesterday.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Syria conflict not over yet, warns UN envoy

A UN envoy has warned that Syria’s protracted conflict “has not ended yet”, even as victorious rebels stepped up contacts with governments that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Uzbek suspect held over Russian general’s killing

Russia said yesterday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine’s SBU security service.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Hopes for Gaza truce deal rise

The United States, joined by Arab mediators, yesterday sought to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old offensive in the Gaza Strip where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians overnight.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Dutch authorities fine Netflix 4.75m euros over personal data use

Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) Wednesday over the handling of subscribers' personal data
18 December 2024, 09:26 AM

First flight since Assad's fall takes off from Damascus airport

The first flight since the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the country's north, AFP journalists saw
18 December 2024, 09:24 AM